Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: “I am pleased that the Supreme Court has vindicated the rights of voters who want their electoral districts drawn fairly, independently and[Read More…]
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Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on Terrorist Attack in Cairo
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack in Cairo that killed Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat and injured at least nine others. We offer our condolences to the family of Mr. Barakat, those injured in the attack, and the Government and people of Egypt. The United[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Signing of the Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act and the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015 – 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, welcome to the White House. I thought we’d start off the week with something we should do more often — a truly bipartisan bill signing. (Applause.) For six and a half years, we’ve worked to rescue the[Read More…]
NBC to Donald Trump ‘You’re Fired’
Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore. Source: commons.wikimedia.org NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2015. NBC today issued the following statement regarding Republican Presidential contender Donald Trump: At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values. Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is[Read More…]
Department of the Interior Announces Final Federal Recognition Process to Acknowledge Indian Tribes
Initiative Reforms a Process Long Criticized as “Broken,” Increases Transparency in Important Review of Tribal Recognition Status WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today released a final rule to reform the regulatory process by which the Department of[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2015. Five years ago, we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. And this week, after more than fifty votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law; after a Presidential election based in part on[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney
President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 26, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Watch on YouTube Charleston, South Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 – 2:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Giving all praise and honor[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Guaranteeing Right to Same-Sex Marriage
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) pride march. Photo: OHCHR/Joseph Smida NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today the United States Supreme Court ruling that the US Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage. “The Secretary-General welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court that[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. “Today the Supreme Court fulfilled the words engraved upon its building: ‘Equal justice under law.’ This decision is a victory for same-sex couples across[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decision
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges: “The Supreme Court’s decision is a wonderful leap forward along the arc toward justice Dr. King[Read More…]
